The First Venerable of All Paths

"The cycle repeats itself endlessly!"

Fang Xuan formed hand seals and reconstituted three arrays on the array diagram.

The Mountain and River Locking Formation, the Undying Fire Formation, and the Returning to Nothingness Sword Formation.

The three formations merged together, their array patterns flowing and shifting unpredictably.

With the blessing of the Three Thousand Array Diagrams, the array faintly exudes an aura of eternal permanence.

As soon as the formation appeared, a ruthless glint appeared in Fang Xuan's eyes, and he directly pressed his palm onto the formation.

"burst!"

Meanwhile, inside the cave.

Lu Fa, who had rescued Gu Tang and Bai Xuan, showed a look of astonishment on his face.

because.

The three formations he had just destroyed have now reformed, their auras violent and containing a chilling power.

"What happened?"

Gu Tang said in a deep voice, "Wasn't this formation broken? How come it's reappeared?"

"Never mind that, let's get out of here first!"

Lu Fa activated the power of the Xuan Turtle Scales to protect the three of them, and was about to leave the cave.

However, the aura of the three formations grew increasingly violent, and finally, to the astonishment of the three, they disintegrated on their own.

"Oh no, the formation has self-destructed!"

Lu Fa's expression darkened, and a few of his Xuan Turtle scales materialized into a massive phantom of a Xuan Turtle, protecting them within.

"Boom!"

The formation exploded, transforming into crimson chains, a sky full of flames, and chilling sword energy, sweeping towards them in an overwhelming manner.

"Knock knock knock!"

The power of the formation's self-destruction was extremely terrifying; the energy relentlessly impacted the phantom of the Xuan Turtle, causing it to shake violently.

Lu Fa, who was in the middle of it, looked increasingly grim.

Although the phantom of the Xuan Turtle was tough enough, it also consumed a great deal of Lu Fa's spiritual power.

Within a few breaths, the phantom of the Xuan Turtle dimmed considerably.

Before long, the phantom of the Xuan Turtle will completely collapse.

What made Lu Fa's heart sink even more was that he had no way of getting the two of them out of here safely.

In a flash, Lu Fa looked at Gu Tang and said, "Fellow Daoist Gu Tang, let's charge out together!"

"good!"

Gu Tang had no doubts. He immediately mobilized his spiritual power, condensing it into a pair of giant spiritual palms, and pulled them sharply towards the sweeping array power.

Gu Tang's attack was quite powerful, and he managed to block the power of the self-destructing formation.

Before Gu Tang could show any joy, Lu Fa grabbed Bai Xuan and rushed out of the cave first.

"Fellow Daoist Lu Fa, you..."

Before Gu Tang could finish speaking, the explosive power of the array shattered his giant spiritual palm and landed entirely on Gu Tang.

"Wow!"

Suffering a severe blow, Gu Tang coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Just as the power of the formation tore through his spiritual energy shield, a giant tortoise foot emerged from the void and stomped down hard, completely shattering the power of the formation.

Seeing this, Gu Tang quickly used his movement technique to rush out of the cave.

"Finally out!"

Still shaken, Gu Tang looked down at the collapsed ravine below, his eyes blazing with boundless rage.

"Elder, are you all alright?"

Seeing Gu Tang and the other two in such a disheveled state, their breathing fluctuating, Gu Can, who was waiting outside, was also shocked.

What exactly happened to them inside?

"That little bastard is so vicious; he's willing to destroy the formation himself just to trap us here and kill us."

As he spoke, Gu Tang turned to look at Lu Fa, whose expression was solemn, and said with some dissatisfaction, "Fellow Daoist Lu Fa, what you just did..."

Lu Fa looked ashamed and apologized, "The situation was urgent just now, which caused Fellow Daoist Gu Tang to be in danger. Please forgive me, Fellow Daoist Gu Tang."

"Well, if it weren't for Fellow Daoist Lu Fa's intervention at the last minute, even if I had managed to come out alive, I would probably have been severely injured."

Gu Tang waved his hand.

He knew perfectly well that Lu Fa had just taken advantage of him.

However, without Lu Fa's final intervention, the power of the self-destructing array would have definitely left him severely injured.

Moreover, to leave the Valley of Death alive, they would have to rely on the Xuan Turtle Scales in Lu Fa's hands.

"That's the right way to think, Fellow Daoist Gu Tang."

Lu Fa nodded, then a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"But that little beast dared to scheme against us like this; we can't let this debt go unpaid!"

"That's natural."

Gu Tang's face was contorted with rage as he replied, "Once we catch him, I'll make him experience what it's like to wish he were dead!"

"Now is not the time to talk about these things."

Looking disheveled, Bai Xuan said, "Let's find that little beast's whereabouts first."

"That's right."

Gu Tang looked at Lu Fa and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu Fa, do you have a good plan?"

"There is indeed a way."

Lu Fa said, "That little beast used an array to lure us in, but he couldn't have gone too far. He must be nearby. It won't be difficult to find his hiding place."

Looking around, Lu Fa said, "However, I need some time, and I'll need the two of you to protect me."

"no problem."

Gu Tang said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, please do as you please. Leave the matter of protecting the Dharma to us."

Bai Xuan nodded, indicating that he would do his best to protect the Dharma.

"Thank you for your trouble."

Lu Fa replied with one sentence and then closed his eyes.

But at this moment, the scales on his head emitted rays of light.

At first it was very faint, but it gradually became brighter.

"The profound secrets of heaven are revealed by the primordial tortoise!"

Finally, these rays of light transformed into three arrows, pointing in three different directions.

Lu Fa opened his eyes suddenly, his gaze sweeping over the three arrows, and his hands quickly formed hand seals.

Mysterious and complex characters appeared one after another on the scales of the black tortoise.

As the characters flashed and combined, several runes jumped out and merged into an arrow.

"go!"

Lu Fa pointed his finger, and the arrow immediately flashed with light, shooting straight in the direction it was pointed at and embedding itself deeply into the mountain.

"Did you find it?"

Gu Can's expression brightened, and he was about to move when Gu Tang grabbed him.

"Elder, you..."

Gu Can was about to speak when Gu Tang gently shook his head at him.

Aside from being slightly tricked by Lu Fa just now, he was genuinely shocked by the formation set up by Fang Xuan.

Even he almost couldn't get out, let alone Gu Can.

Although Gu Can was arrogant, he knew that Gu Tang would not harm him, so he gave up his plan to strike first.

After releasing the first arrow, Lu Fa pointed in the second direction.

The second arrow flashed and instantly disappeared from its original spot, reappearing on a mountain wall a hundred meters away, where it merged directly into the wall.

Something's fishy!

Lu Fa said in a deep voice, "But for safety's sake, let's not make a move yet."

As he spoke, Lu Fa looked at the third arrow.

The third arrow stopped abruptly halfway through its flight, as if it were hesitant.

"what?"

Lu Fa exclaimed in surprise, "The Black Tortoise's guidance is uncertain? Could that little beast possibly be concealing the secrets of heaven?"

To conceal the secrets of heaven?

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Gu Tang and the other two changed simultaneously.

The methods to conceal the secrets of heaven are not something that ordinary martial artists can master.

"It's probably some kind of treasure, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to find their location at all."

Bai Xuan reached out and grabbed some dust into his hand. He rubbed it between his fingers and closed his eyes to sense it.

"There are indeed traces of scent left behind."

Bai Xuan said, "He really does have three burrows."

Lu Fa sneered, "It's alright, I have my own way."

After saying that, Lu Fa bit his finger, squeezed out a drop of blood, and dripped it onto the scales of the Xuan Turtle.

"Buzz!"

The light on the scales faintly turned blood-red.

But the aura became even stronger, causing the final arrow to suddenly swell by a significant amount.

Unexpectedly, the arrow did not point towards the mountain, but instead turned and pointed into the sky.

"Um?"

Upon seeing this, Lu Fa raised an eyebrow.

Then, as if he had thought of something, his expression suddenly changed.

"not good!"

Lu Fa coldly shouted, "Everyone, be careful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of crimson-gold flames, like a river overflowing its banks, crashed down from mid-air.

"The flames of war will spread!"

A cold, chilling voice rang in their ears.

Immediately afterwards, scorching crimson flames enveloped the group.

The moment Lu Fa spoke up to remind him, Gu Tang was the first to react.

He gathered his spiritual power, transforming it into a tide of spiritual energy that protected himself and Gu Can within it.

Bai Xuan clenched his fist, and amidst the flying dust, an earthen wall condensed above his head to defend against the attack of the Undying Phoenix Fire.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two muffled sounds rang out, and both Gu Tang's spiritual energy tide and Bai Xuan's condensed earthen wall exploded directly, having no effect whatsoever.

"How is that possible?"

Gu Can exclaimed in surprise, "Even if the Undying Phoenix Flame is strong, how can it still possess such power when it's limited by Fang Xuan's cultivation level?"

"Because he cultivated soul fire!"

Behind Bai Xuan, a fiery dragon eagle appeared, protecting him from the scorching heat of the Undying Phoenix Fire.

But his face turned extremely gloomy.

Only with the blessing of Soul Fire can Heavenly Fire unleash unparalleled power. In addition, Soul Fire has many other wonderful uses.

Despite having possessed the Dragon Eagle Flame for many years, he was still unable to cultivate a Soul Flame.

What makes Fang Xuan so special?

For some reason, Bai Xuan felt a strange jealousy towards Fang Xuan, whom he had never met before, a jealousy that he himself was unaware of.

"What's the point of saying all this now?"

Gu Can said irritably, "The most urgent thing is to find Fang Xuan and kill him!"

"Kill me?"

At that moment, a mocking voice rang out.

"Gu Can, who exactly gave you this confidence?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Can suddenly looked up and saw Fang Xuan, dressed in white, standing on a flying sword, looking at them indifferently.

"Fang! Xuan!"

Gu Can gritted his teeth and spat out two words, his face filled with undisguised, insane killing intent.

"You ruined my plans and made me suffer terribly; I'll tear you to pieces!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Can's figure blurred and disappeared from the spot, appearing in front of Fang Xuan. His Dragon Fang Twin Daggers slashed directly at Fang Xuan's face.

"You?"

Fang Xuan sneered and threw a punch without hesitation.

Dao Falls, Fist Ends!

His first move was the strongest strike of the Killing King Fist.

However, this time, Fang Xuan did not use his true martial intent.

He also wanted to see how big the gap was between himself and Gu Can.

"Overestimating yourself!"

Seeing that Fang Xuan had actually retaliated with his bare fists, he immediately laughed sharply: "Sky-Piercing Slash!"

A sharp edge shot out from the dagger, ready to shatter Fang Xuan's fist.

"Buzz!"

The sharp edge, upon contact with the fist, vanished as if it had disappeared into the sea, instead giving way to a terrifying, raging surge of power.

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, Gu Can's spiritual energy shield shattered, and he screamed as he flew backward.

Fang Xuan took a step forward and appeared directly in front of Gu Can.

He raised his arm, clenched his fist, and slammed it down towards Gu Can's head.

If this punch lands, Gu Can will surely die.

"Young man, do not be so arrogant!"

At this critical moment, Gu Tang appeared behind Fang Xuan without anyone noticing, and with a violent palm strike, he slammed into Fang Xuan's back.

A fierce wind howled, and the killing intent was unparalleled.